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Strachey's Folly

Donald Strachey seriesbook 7 of 14Next:Tongue Tied(2000) →

Strachey's visit to a showing of the AIDS quilt in Washington, D.C. turns up a panel for a man ho is not dead...yet.

In Washington, D.C. to view the AIDS quilt, gay P.I. Donald Strachey, his lover Timmy, and a friend discover a panel for an ex-lover of their friend. The trouble is that the ex-lover isn't dead. When their friend barely survives a vicious attack, Strachey concludes that someone has a deadly secret — one that he or she will kill to protect.

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"Stevenson's mysteries are among the wittiest and most politically pointed around today". — The Washington Post on Chain of Fools

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 216 pages

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